Barn Fern vs Bright-Green Spleenwort

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Asplenium viride

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Bright-Green Spleenwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Bright-Green Spleenwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (папоротниковые)	Polypodiopsida (папоротниковые)
Order same	Polypodiales (многоножковые)	Polypodiales (многоножковые)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Asplenium viride

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn Fern and Bright-Green Spleenwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Bright-Green Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Bright-Green Spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Bright-Green Spleenwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Barn Fern

The Barn Fern (Asplenium haughtonii) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Bright-Green Spleenwort

The Bright-Green Spleenwort (Asplenium viride) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.